The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
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A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.
- Date of release
- 1947-12-31
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- George S. Kaufman
Casting
- William Powell — Senator Melvin G. Ashton
- Ella Raines — Poppy McNaughton
- Peter Lind Hayes — Lew Gibson
- Arleen Whelan — Valerie Shepherd
- Ray Collins — Fred Houlihan
- Allen Jenkins — Farrell
- Charles D. Brown — Dinty
- Hans Conried — Waiter
- Whit Bissell — Robert Oakes
- Milton Parsons — 'You Know Who'
- Francis Pierlot — Frank
- Oliver Blake — Indian
Interesting facts
The Senator Was Indiscreet, also known as Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet, is a 1947 American comedy film, the only movie directed by playwright, theatrical director/producer, humorist, and drama critic George S. Kaufman. Produced by Universal Pictures it starred William Powell as a dim-witted U.S. senator who decides to run for president, with Ella Raines as a reporter interested in the detailed diary he has kept about all the political misdeeds of his colleagues. Powell won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his performances in this film and in Life with Father.
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